Overview

Playoffs for the 8U, 9U, 10U and Middle School divisions start on Saturday May 9. The playoff rules and schedules are listed below by age group. The league will not be holding a closing ceremony/parade this year.

8U Playoffs

Rules: The 8U Rules are still in effect for the playoffs and championship game with the following exceptions:

Playoffs: No new inning after 75 minutes, finish the current inning, no run limit in the third and subsequent innings

Championship: Four innings, no time limit, no run limit in the fourth and subsequent innings

Seeding: Seeding for playoffs will be based on the regular season standings. Standings are calculated by points where Win=2 points, Tie=1 point, Loss=0 points. If two or more teams have the same number of points in the standings, they are resolved in order of head-to-head, runs allowed head-to-head, runs allowed overall, strength of schedule.

Seed

Team

1

Pink Ladies

2

Blue Bandits

3

Rebels

4

Tidal Waves

Home team: Highest seed is home team in all games.

10U Playoff Schedule

Game

Date

Field

Opponents

G1

Sat, May 9 - 9am

Joe Michell 2

4 v 1

G2

Sat, May 9 - 11am

Joe Michell 2

3 v 2

Championship

G3

Sat, May 16 - 9:15am

Joe Michell 2

Winner G1 v Winner G2

Winners: Rebels

10U Playoffs

Rules: The 10U Rules are still in effect for the playoffs and championship game with the following exceptions:

Seeding: Seeding for playoffs will be based on the regular season standings. Standings are calculated by points where Win=2 points, Tie=1 point, Loss=0 points. If two or more teams have the same number of points in the standings, they are resolved in order of head-to-head, runs allowed head-to-head, runs allowed overall, strength of schedule.

Seed

Team

1

Purple Bandits

2

Stealerz

3

Lightning

4

Bone Breakers

5

Red Hot Chili Peppers

6

Gator Girls

Home team: Highest seed is home team in all games.

10U Playoff Schedule

Game

Date

Field

Opponents

G1

Sat, May 9 - 1pm

Joe Michell 2

5 v 4

G2

Sat, May 9 - 3pm

Joe Michell 2

6 v 3

G3

Mon, May 11 - 5:30pm

Joe Michell 1

2 v Winner G2

G4

Mon, May 11 - 5:30pm

Joe Michell 2

1 v Winner G1

Championship

G5

Sat, May 16 - 11:45am

Joe Michell 2

Winner G3 v Winner G4

Winners: Stealerz

Middle School Playoffs

Rules: The Middle School Rules are still in effect for the playoffs and championship game with the following exceptions:

Semi-finals: Pitching limit is five innings

Championship: Seven innings with no time limit and a new pitching week

Seeding:Seeding for playoffs will be based on the regular season standings. Standings are calculated by points where Win=2 points, Tie=1 point, Loss=0 points. If two or more teams have the same number of points in the standings, they are resolved in order of head-to-head, runs allowed head-to-head, runs allowed overall, strength of schedule.

International tie-breaker rules are used when a regulation game ends in a tie. For playoff games, this occurs when the teams are tied after completing the required number of innings or after reaching the time limit for that age group. There is no time limit for championship games.

At the beginning of each team's at-bat, the last batter from the previous inning is placed on second base. This is the last batter, not the last out. For example, the player with the last at-bat in the 7th inning would go to second base at their team's at-bat for the 8th inning. If the number 5 batter is the lead-off batter, the number 4 batter goes to second base. Each batter starts with a zero count (0 balls / 0 strikes).

It is not sudden death. Each team has an opportunity to bat each inning. The game ends when one team is ahead at the end of an inning. If the game is still tied after eight innings, then the last batter from 8th inning is the player on second base at the start of that team's at-bat for the 9th inning, and so on.

Pitching restrictions are lifted during the tie-breaker innings only. The coach can determine who to pitch in the tie-breaker innings and those innings do not count towards that pitcher's limit for the week.